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Finding Marcel Proust: Paris marks centenary of the writer’s death
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End of the Line – Frank McNally on the dubious legacy of the last Earl of Clanrickarde
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Sole rebel: Frank McNally on the joys of running in bare feet
It’s as if we think of our feet as footwear in themselves, which they are
‘Suddenly, people cared about how they looked’
An Irish teenager on how social media has led to a greater degree of peer conformity
So long Grumpy Cat... and other notable meme-folk of 2019
Patrick Freyne on some noteworthy names that made news this year
Opium armchair, porcelain pipe: bygone-era drug paraphernalia at Adam’s
Ritual objects of tea taking and opium smoking on show in Asian Art sale
Rare Art Deco clock and 19th-century Persian silk tapestries at Irish antique dealers’ fair
Clock with face made from shark skin to be exhibited at RDS fair
PSG are an entitled group, unused to being made to battle
We’ve seen this before, most notably when a 4-0 lead was squandered two years ago
Best Buys City Cars: Top billing goes to the little VW
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Aircraft crashed after engine cut out due to ice, inquest hears
Pilot (84) killed in crash shortly after take-off from Waterford Airport
Nigel Farage: from Brexit hero to Donald Trump’s little helper
Opinion: Nigel is thrilled to play Danny Glover to Donald Trump’s Mel Gibson
Akhil Sharma on his debt to Hemingway and Robinson Crusoe
A Q&A with 2016 International Dublin Literary Award winner: Reading taught me you will regret being cruel, not being kind
Marc Almond: ‘I never felt confident in myself as a songwriter’
The hedonistic years and a near-death experience took their toll on Marc Almond, but he remains productive and still has a knack for reimagining others’ songs
Blood, sweat and fears on the set of Penny Dreadful
Behind the scenes of this ‘big, gaudy, lurid sort of show’, the prosthetics, wardrobe and props departments are the real stars. The squeamish need not apply
Oscar was Wilde about books
With ‘The Ideal Husband’ currently playing at Dublin’s Gate Theatre, we’ve put together 10 literary quotes from its author
Shock horror! It’s Kim Newman
For four decades, Kim Newman has provided a peerless commentary to the lesser known gems of horror cinema – and is a dab hand himself at the monster myths
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